[골닷컴] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = German national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann was originally scheduled to stay in Europe to check on the European players, but he changed his plan and will return home with the domestic players. Afterwards, he will stay in Korea for the time being and continue his schedule of inspecting K-League players.
On the afternoon of the 13th, the Korea Football Association (KFA) said, “The national soccer team is scheduled to return to Korea through Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on flight KE908 at 3:55 p.m. on the 14th,” and added, “Coach Klinsmann will also return to Korea, and will be interviewed by the media at the departure hall on the same day. “It will proceed,” he said.
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Initially, Coach Klinsmann planned to remain in Europe after completing the international international match schedule (Wales and Saudi Arabia) in September. He was scheduled to go to Munich, Germany this week, watch Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) play, meet with officials, conduct on-site analysis with the coaching staff, and then return home.
However, Coach Klinsmann changed the schedule through a coaching staff meeting to begin the work of confirming the K-League players before announcing the final roster for the international international match (Tunisia and Vietnam) in October, and accordingly, he will attend the Incheon International along with domestic players. Return home through the airport.
Some are interpreting Director Klinsmann’s sudden schedule change as being conscious of public opinion. In fact, as news broke one after another that he would not return to Korea and would remain in Europe until the morning, criticism poured in. In particular, after taking office, he broke his promise to stay in the country and mainly stayed abroad, causing controversy over attendance and outings. He once again spread the controversy and caused public outrage.
It is analyzed that Coach Klinsmann changed the planned schedule by returning to Korea and inspecting the K-League in order to calm public opinion. It has been about a month since I returned home. He left the country in early August for charity events scheduled before his inauguration and inspection of European factions, and has been living abroad ever since.
Meanwhile, the national soccer team led by Coach Klinsmann won 1-0 in the September A-match warm-up match against Saudi Arabia held at St. James Park in Newcastle, England on the morning of the 13th, with Cho Gyu-seong (Midtjylland) leading the winning goal.
With this victory, Coach Klinsmann broke the winless streak by adding a win in 6 games since taking office. In addition, the ‘dishonorable’ record of having the most wins by a foreign coach in history was stopped at 5 games (3 draws, 2 losses). The national soccer team narrowed the gap with Saudi Arabia by reaching 5 wins, 7 draws, and 6 losses in 17 matches.
2023-09-13 09:34:45
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